diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index c1544b2db1c47..c03f43ca97e87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct vf_data_storage {
 	u8 trusted;
 	int xcast_mode;
 	unsigned int vf_api;
+	u8 primary_abort_count;
 };
 
 enum ixgbevf_xcast_modes {
@@ -555,6 +556,8 @@ struct ixgbe_mac_addr {
 #define IXGBE_TRY_LINK_TIMEOUT (4 * HZ)
 #define IXGBE_SFP_POLL_JIFFIES (2 * HZ)	/* SFP poll every 2 seconds */
 
+#define IXGBE_PRIMARY_ABORT_LIMIT	5
+
 /* board specific private data structure */
 struct ixgbe_adapter {
 	unsigned long active_vlans[BITS_TO_LONGS(VLAN_N_VID)];
@@ -613,6 +616,7 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
 #define IXGBE_FLAG2_RX_LEGACY			BIT(16)
 #define IXGBE_FLAG2_IPSEC_ENABLED		BIT(17)
 #define IXGBE_FLAG2_VF_IPSEC_ENABLED		BIT(18)
+#define IXGBE_FLAG2_AUTO_DISABLE_VF		BIT(19)
 
 	/* Tx fast path data */
 	int num_tx_queues;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 21321d1647089..c6ccf0ef892f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ static const char ixgbe_priv_flags_strings[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
 	"legacy-rx",
 #define IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_VF_IPSEC_EN	BIT(1)
 	"vf-ipsec",
+#define IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_AUTO_DISABLE_VF	BIT(2)
+	"mdd-disable-vf",
 };
 
 #define IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN ARRAY_SIZE(ixgbe_priv_flags_strings)
@@ -3503,6 +3505,9 @@ static u32 ixgbe_get_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_VF_IPSEC_ENABLED)
 		priv_flags |= IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_VF_IPSEC_EN;
 
+	if (adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_AUTO_DISABLE_VF)
+		priv_flags |= IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_AUTO_DISABLE_VF;
+
 	return priv_flags;
 }
 
@@ -3510,6 +3515,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev, u32 priv_flags)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	unsigned int flags2 = adapter->flags2;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	flags2 &= ~IXGBE_FLAG2_RX_LEGACY;
 	if (priv_flags & IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_LEGACY_RX)
@@ -3519,6 +3525,21 @@ static int ixgbe_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev, u32 priv_flags)
 	if (priv_flags & IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_VF_IPSEC_EN)
 		flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_VF_IPSEC_ENABLED;
 
+	flags2 &= ~IXGBE_FLAG2_AUTO_DISABLE_VF;
+	if (priv_flags & IXGBE_PRIV_FLAGS_AUTO_DISABLE_VF) {
+		if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB) {
+			/* Reset primary abort counter */
+			for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_vfs; i++)
+				adapter->vfinfo[i].primary_abort_count = 0;
+
+			flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_AUTO_DISABLE_VF;
+		} else {
+			e_info(probe,
+			       "Cannot set private flags: Operation not supported\n");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (flags2 != adapter->flags2) {
 		adapter->flags2 = flags2;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 4c0b9c7e64f50..cf288486c0f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7608,6 +7608,27 @@ static void ixgbe_watchdog_flush_tx(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
+static void ixgbe_bad_vf_abort(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+
+	if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB &&
+	    adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_AUTO_DISABLE_VF) {
+		adapter->vfinfo[vf].primary_abort_count++;
+		if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].primary_abort_count ==
+		    IXGBE_PRIMARY_ABORT_LIMIT) {
+			ixgbe_set_vf_link_state(adapter, vf,
+						IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE_DISABLE);
+			adapter->vfinfo[vf].primary_abort_count = 0;
+
+			e_info(drv,
+			       "Malicious Driver Detection event detected on PF %d VF %d MAC: %pM mdd-disable-vf=on",
+			       hw->bus.func, vf,
+			       adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_mac_addresses);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void ixgbe_check_for_bad_vf(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
@@ -7639,8 +7660,10 @@ static void ixgbe_check_for_bad_vf(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 			continue;
 		pci_read_config_word(vfdev, PCI_STATUS, &status_reg);
 		if (status_reg != IXGBE_FAILED_READ_CFG_WORD &&
-		    status_reg & PCI_STATUS_REC_MASTER_ABORT)
+		    status_reg & PCI_STATUS_REC_MASTER_ABORT) {
+			ixgbe_bad_vf_abort(adapter, vf);
 			pcie_flr(vfdev);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -10727,6 +10750,9 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_sw_init;
 
+	if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB)
+		adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_AUTO_DISABLE_VF;
+
 	switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
 	case ixgbe_mac_X550:
 	case ixgbe_mac_X550EM_x:
